Trial by secret jury

The first annual journalism awards drew strong criticism from the media when a judge won the prize for the very category he was adjudicating.

This time, during the second annual journalism awards, the government was careful not to repeat last year’s howler. And they managed. How? By concealing the identity of the jury. The public – and that includes the media – did not, and still does not, know who this year’s judges were. In fact, it appears that the judges themselves do not know who their fellow judges were!

Being cautious is one thing. But being secretive is quite another matter, especially when we’re supposedly honouring our journalists. And when we’re ostensibly celebrating freedom of information.

We don’t know the rules.
We don’t know the judges/juries.
We don’t know the basis of judgments.
We don’t know how in the world a judge who is judging can win what he just judged?
Doesn’t that sound like a criminal who is a judge charged with a crime, judges his on case and acquits himself of any crime?
No where in the world such things had happened but in the land of GNH, under the banner of democracy and free journalism,it is HAPPENING.

Mediawatch,
Thank you for the list. Very honestly, I knew you got the list of the jury because we have no doubt that if you are not TR himself you are one of his associates. Two questions are relevant here.
1. To you:: why didn’t you disclose the list of jury to the public before the award ceremony? Why didn’t you tell it to the OL if he asked you?
2. To OL:: why didn’t you ask TR?

The list was emailed to the editors of all the media organizations. The actual judges were not announced. However, if at all, people want to know, it is easy to find out. All the 14 names given above were given points of ranking (1 to 14 – best to worst) by the editors. based on the points the judges were chosen.

I quote OL:”The public – and that includes the media – did not, and still does not, know who this year’s judges were”.
I quote Mediawatch:”The list was emailed to the editors of all the media organizations”.
I think we have a problem here. You see, if they can’t organize small events like this in a fair and free manner devoid of any cynicisms,I don’t think there is any use of talking transparency, law, justice and GNH in our country under this government. I can’t help but wonder one of you, either OL or the mediawatch aka TR, is lying. OL,can we hear an explanation from your side?
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Lincoln did more than any other man to put the stamp of righteousness on the name of America. I hope our this OL will do the same.

everyone seems to think ..its okay to do what they think is right… mediawatch or whatever..TR…… can’t you see what is happening …. are you participating in this game… stop justifying if you are …cause we can see how bias this is… jury among the nominees or vice versa… where else can that happen around the world..